frustrating
adjective
frus·trat·ing
ˈfrə-ˌstrā-tiŋ 
: causing feelings of anger and annoyance : tending to produce or characterized by frustration
a frustrating delay
a very frustrating experience
Mischel concludes that having the willpower to wait isn't about being stoic. It's about learning techniques that make waiting less frustrating.—
Pamela Druckerman
Pamela Druckerman
frustratingly
adverb
a frustratingly slow process
The book is sprawling and self-indulgent. Most frustratingly, it is almost entirely devoid of serious military analysis.
—Hew Strachan
Hew Strachan
Examples of frustrating in a Sentence
All these delays have been very frustrating.
these daily traffic jams are frustrating
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North Carolina is on a bye in Week 7 after a frustrating start to the season.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
By the film’s final baffling scene, which sees Alma and Maggie reunite after a five-year time jump, the audience is left in the frustrating place of having more questions than answers.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
And that is beyond frustrating.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
But his opening 45 minutes will have been a frustrating experience, with the assistant referee’s flag killing any momentum Mane was trying to gain.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
By the film’s final baffling scene, which sees Alma and Maggie reunite after a five-year time jump, the audience is left in the frustrating place of having more questions than answers.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
And that is beyond frustrating.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
But his opening 45 minutes will have been a frustrating experience, with the assistant referee’s flag killing any momentum Mane was trying to gain.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frustrating
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“Frustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frustrating. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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